Recorded 2016 Artist Shawn Mendes Genre Pop | Length 41:15 Release date 23 September 2016 Label Island Records | |
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Released September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) Producers Jake Gosling, Teddy Geiger, Laleh, Dan Romer, Scott Harris Similar Handwritten, Nine Track Mind, This Is Acting, Mind of Mine, Live At Madison Square G | ||
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Illuminate is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Shawn Mendes. It was released on September 23, 2016, through Island Records and Universal Music Group. The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200. It will be supported by the Illuminate World Tour, set to begin in March 2017.
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Singles
"Treat You Better" was released as the lead single from the album on June 3, 2016. The music video was released on July 12, 2016, and features a storyline about an abusive relationship. Since its release, "Treat You Better" has peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"Mercy" was serviced to US top 40 radio stations as the second single from the album on October 18, 2016.
Promotional singles
Along with the pre-order of Illuminate, "Ruin" was released as the album's first promotional single on July 8, 2016. Its music video was released on July 18, 2016.
On July 28, 2016, "Three Empty Words" was released as the second promotional single from the album.
"Mercy" was released as the album's third promotional single on August 18, 2016. It's music video was released on September 22, 2016, receiving over 80 million views.
Critical reception
Writing for Rolling Stone, Joe Levy noted "Illuminate mixes professions of romantic agony like "Mercy" (where a quietly hummed hook explodes into crashing drums), with nice-boy valentines like "Treat You Better" and bedroom come ons like "Lights On."" For Jon Reyes of Idolator, "[Shawn's] most noticeable change, aside from the tight music hall sonics, is the subtle infusion of sex into the lyrics. He’s graduated from songs like "Kid In Love" to fare like "Lights On" and "Patience." Both ballads paint clear pictures of behind-closed-doors moments, and the sexual nature of the lyrics doesn’t qualify as innuendo by any means."
Commercial performance
Illuminate debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 145,000 equivalent album units, of which 121,000 copies were pure album sales. It is Mendes' second number-one album in the US and his best sales week. Mendes achieved his second No. 1 at 18 years, two months and seven days old. Only five artists scored their first two No. 1 albums at such a young age: Mendes himself, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff and LeAnn Rimes.
In his native Canada, the album debuted at number one with 21,000 total consumption units, of which 17,000 were album units sold, surpassing the highest one week sales total reached with his last album, Handwritten.
Songs
1Ruin4:01
2Mercy3:28
3Treat You Better3:08